As an educator, I have an opportunity to set learning conditions so that my students learn not only through gaining knowledge, but more importantly by experiencing life-changing moments. In my classes I strive, regardless of the subject, to challenge my students to question their assumptions and encourage new perspectives and ways of thinking.

My students take the lead in their learning by building and creating projects, searching for personal connections to the curriculum and engaging in the community. My classes are designed to encourage young people to serve others. When students are given these opportunities they are transformed.

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​​​​Oliver Wendell Holmes said, "A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."